LAC 67:III.5563. Substance Abuse Treatment Program for Needy Families

A. The Department for Children and Family Services (DCFS) shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) wherein DCFS shall fund the cost of substance abuse non-medical treatment of members of needy families to the extent that funds are available commencing June 1, 2002. B. These services meet TANF goal 2, to end the dependence of needy parents on government benefits by providing needy families with substance abuse treatment so that they may become self-sufficient in order to promote job preparation, work, and marriage. C. Eligibility for services is limited to needy families, that is, a family in which any member receives a Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP) grant, Kinship Care Subsidy Program (KCSP) grant, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) services, Medicaid, Louisiana Children's Health Insurance Program (LaChip) benefits, supplemental security income (SSI), free or reduced lunch, or who has earned income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. A needy family includes a minor child living with a custodial parent or caretaker relative who has earned income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. D. Services are considered non-assistance by the agency.